Summersville and Plato advanced to the semifinal round of the Class 2 District 2 boys basketball tournament on Tuesday night.
Summersville used a big fourth quarter to get past upset-minded Winona. Winona carried a one-point lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, five different Summersville players combined to score 13 points to Winona’s seven to pull away for the 49-44 win. Garrin Grear led Summersville with 17 points. Lucas Cook scored 20 points to lead Winona and all scorers.
In the second quarterfinal, No. 6 seed Plato upset No. 3 seed Ellington 59-51. Andrew Woodruff scored 31 points to lead Plato. He set the tone for Plato by scoring 11 of the team’s 14 points in the first quarter to help Plato take a 14-6 lead after one quarter.
Summersville advances to face No. 1 seed Van Buren at 5:30 pm on Thursday in the first semifinal game. Plato plays host and No. 2 seed Cabool in the second semifinal at 7 pm.
Summersville 49, Winona 44 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Summersville – 14-7-15-13 — 49
Winona – 13-11-13-7 — 44
S: Garrin Grear 17, Andrew Buschman 11, Paxton Hunter 9, Hayden Summers 4, Brayden Brawley 2, Tyler Berry 2
W: Lucas Cook 20, Aiden Sullivan 15, Channing Byrne 7, Patrick Cox 2
Plato 59, Ellington 51 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Plato – 14-12-13-20 — 59
Ellington – 6-14-16-15 — 51
P: Andrew Woodruff 31, Ryan Steinbrink 12, Tanner Atterberry 10, Jason Turner 2, Cole Chastain 2
E: Brock Morey 17, Joshua Foster 10, Hunter Brewer 8, Blake Tucker 8, Ralon Morrissey 7
